Israel-Hamas war: Rafah crossing secured by Israeli military | LiveNOW from FOX

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has begun conducting what it describes as "targeted strikes" against Hamas operatives in eastern Rafah.

Hamas announced its acceptance of an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but Israel said the deal did not meet its “core demands” and that it was pushing ahead with an assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

LiveNOW's Andrew Craft received an update on the Rafah invasion from independent freelance journalist Zach Anders. According to Anders' reporting, the Israeli military ground forces have secured the Rafah crossing and have made its way to the eastern part f Rafah.

Israel announced earlier Monday it was ordering around 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from Rafah, following a statement from Hamas that it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza.

Israel's actions signal that a long-promised ground invasion could be imminent. Israel has said that Rafah is Hamas' last stronghold. The U.S. has said it opposes a Rafah invasion unless Israel provides a "credible" plan for protecting civilians there.

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